Concerns rise over Kenya Ebola response capacity

A health worker stands in a new Ebola treatment center in Bunia, in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 31, 2026. [AFP]

As debate intensifies over the proposed Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base, which is intended to serve Americans exposed to the virus, health experts are urging the government to move beyond political rhetoric and provide clear answers on Kenya's preparedness to respond to a potential Ebola outbreak.

Already, preparations at the Laikipia facility are reportedly in high gear, with U.S. medical experts said to have arrived in the country to support its establishment.